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Sunday night was not a good night for troops on the ground. A Marine was killed during a combat patrol. A platoon from 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment helicopter assaulted onto target. In the end, four diedtwo Rangers, two attachments. There were so many wounded by the command detonated IEDs and suicide bombers that the platoon was rendered combat ineffective. For those of you that have served, it was the nightmare you hope youd never have to face: it was a mas-cas.
But because of what I can only describe as one of the grossest failings of our government during the current shut down (and thats saying something, I know), the tragedy of Sunday nights actions are just beginning.
According to sources inside of Special Operations Command, this morning at roughly 0930 there was a video teleconference. In the conference, liaison personnel who were already tasked with the almost impossible job of telling these families their son or daughter has been killed in action, now have to tell them something else: that their government has failed them and they will not be getting any governmental assistance until the government shutdown is over.
It is standard DOD policy to send families of our KIA $100,000 within 36 hours of the incident. This money is used to cover emergency flights to Dover AFB to meet the casket and start making funeral arrangements, which can cost tens of thousands of dollars when its all said and done. Its to pay to fly non-immediate family to the funeral, to help with the cost of the takeout food that these families are about to live off of for the next week. Its for hotels, rental cars, all the things that you need when you take an emergency trip.
Government Fails our Newly Rendered Gold Star Families - Rhino Den | Military Stories, MMA News, Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy
But because of what I can only describe as one of the grossest failings of our government during the current shut down (and thats saying something, I know), the tragedy of Sunday nights actions are just beginning.
According to sources inside of Special Operations Command, this morning at roughly 0930 there was a video teleconference. In the conference, liaison personnel who were already tasked with the almost impossible job of telling these families their son or daughter has been killed in action, now have to tell them something else: that their government has failed them and they will not be getting any governmental assistance until the government shutdown is over.
It is standard DOD policy to send families of our KIA $100,000 within 36 hours of the incident. This money is used to cover emergency flights to Dover AFB to meet the casket and start making funeral arrangements, which can cost tens of thousands of dollars when its all said and done. Its to pay to fly non-immediate family to the funeral, to help with the cost of the takeout food that these families are about to live off of for the next week. Its for hotels, rental cars, all the things that you need when you take an emergency trip.
Government Fails our Newly Rendered Gold Star Families - Rhino Den | Military Stories, MMA News, Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy
